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When Is Evidence of Your Attacker’s Character Admissible In Court?
on July 25, 2013
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During the Zimmerman trial there was considerable consternation among much of the public that the trial judge, Debra Nelson, had excluded certain evidence about Trayvon Martin’s past, including his apparent drug use, illegal firearms dealing, passion for “street fighting”, among other pleasant character traits. Now...
The IRS and the public: what’s a “bombshell” these days?
on July 20, 2013
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As opposed to what should be considered a bombshell? I refer you to this column by Peggy Noonan entitled “A Bombshell in the IRS Scandal”: The IRS scandal was connected this week not just to the Washington office—that had been established—but to the office of...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Confirms Salvaged Engine is from Apollo 11
on July 19, 2013
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Bear with me, LI readers – I’m a little bit of a geek, so I find stories like these exciting. It might not be of interest to everyone, but I do think there’s one point about it that will resonate with all of you. Amazon...
Attorney Andrew Branca Participates on NPR Zimmerman Panel
on July 16, 2013
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"the permissible number of times my kids can have their heads bashed on the sidewalk by Trayvon Martin is zero"
Car bomb in Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut
on July 09, 2013
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Many weeks ago we suggested that one outcome of Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian civil war on behalf of Assad, particularly the conquest of Qusayr, would be car bombings in pro-Hezbollah sections of Beirut. That prediction appears to be coming true. Via The Daily Star...
Zimmerman Trial Day 10 — Mid-day — Vietnam Combat Medic Identifies Zimmerman as Screamer
on July 08, 2013
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The defense team of Mark O’Mara and Don West began their first full day of presenting their case to the jury today, although so far this morning it’s been nothing but O’Mara. Rumors are that the defense plans to call ~25 witnesses, and they moved...
Zimmerman Trial Review– How We Got Here, And Where We’re Going
on July 04, 2013
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As the State prepares to rest its case against George Zimmerman as early as tomorrow, I can’t help but juxtapose where we ought to be in terms of the weight of evidence of Zimmerman’s guilt of second degree murder, and contrast it with where we...
Fourth of July Picks for Movies, Food & Drinks
on July 04, 2013
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The Fourth of July weekend is a perfect time to spend with friends and family, especially when you can mix in a little history and entertainment. I thought it might be helpful to round up a few good lists out there to make eating and...
Zimmerman Update Exclusive — Mid-Day 8 — State Wins Evidentiary Battle, Loses Testimony War
on July 03, 2013
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Today seemed to begin with a rare and much needed “win” for the State prosecutors. Unfortunately, what followed was a relentless unraveling of that win into a snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory. First, however, we should start with what little good news...
Zimmerman Update: BLOCKBUSTER: State witness says Zimmerman wanted to be Prosecutor!
on July 03, 2013
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BREAKING NEWS State witness Scott Pleasants, a Professor of George Zimmerman’s for an online criminal justice course, just testified on cross-examination by O’Mara that Zimmerman’s stated career goal was to become and attorney and eventually a State prosecutor. This is not going well for the...
Zimmerman Trial Day 7 Wrap Up: Prosecution recovers a little, prepared to introduce college records
on July 02, 2013
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We covered the morning’s events with our mid-day update, available here at the link below. If you’ve already viewed it, be aware that I have just now added to that post the video recordings of the morning testimony, so if you are interested in seeing...
Full Transcript of Q&A session with NSA leaker Edward Snowden
on June 17, 2013
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A full transcript of the Guardian’s live online Q&A session with NSA leaker Edward Snowden is provided below. The contents of the session were transcribed as is, without any edits or corrections to content, only formatting edits. You can also download it via PDF. (Note: ...
While Obama ponders Syria post-red line moves, Hezbollah reiterates it will fight for Assad
on June 14, 2013
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After concluding that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against its own people in Syria, Obama administration officials indicated on Thursday that the president will authorize US assistance to the opposition rebels, although the extent of that assistance and when it will...
Zimmerman Case: Experts Call State’s Scream Claims “Absurd” “Ridiculous” and “Imaginary Stuff”
on June 09, 2013
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A Badly Mismatched Battle of the Experts We covered yesterday’s testimony of the state witnesses at length here, so no point in going over that again. Today we’re going to take a deep dive into the expert witness testimony of two more of the defense...
Mideast Media Sampler – 06/05/2013 – Erdogan’s straits
on June 05, 2013
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1) Talkin’ Turkey Claire Berlinski provides the recent background for the foment going on in Turkey: Of late, almost every sector of the electorate has felt unease about one part or another of Erdoğan’s agenda. Restrictive new alcohol legislation, rammed through parliament, as usual, with...
